<font color="green"> Duuuude, McMaster has it all! Go to the fastener section on the main page, choose "threaded rod and studs", then "threaded rod". Choose your thread size, they do have the 1/2"x20, and it gives you some choices for material. So long as you don't need super high strength stuff then it should work fine. just cut it to length and you're good to go. 2' of xinc plated steel is 2 bucks, stainless is 6 bucks. Cheap! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif</font>